Non-GAAP reporting following debt covenant violations

Review of Accounting Studies - We investigate whether firms change their non-GAAP reporting practices after debt covenant violations. We find that the likelihood that a firm will disclose non-GAAP...     

A theoretical framework to evaluate different margin‐setting methodologies

The margin system is the first line of defense against the default risk of a clearinghouse. From the perspectives of a clearinghouse, the utmost concern is to have a prudential system to control the default exposure. Once the level of prudentiality is set, the next concern will be the opportunity cost of the investors, because high opportunity cost discourages people from hedging futures, and thus defeats the function of a futures market. In this article, we first develop different measures of prudentiality and opportunity cost. We then formulate a statistical framework to evaluate different margin‐setting methodologies, all of which strike a balance between prudentiality and opportunity cost. Three margin‐setting methodologies, namely, (1) using simple moving averages; (2) using exponentially weighted moving averages; (3) using a GARCH approach, are applied to the Hang Seng Index futures. Keeping the same prudentiality level, it is shown that the one using a GARCH approach by and large gives the lowest average overcharge. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 24:117–145, 2004     

The index futures markets: Is screen trading more efficient?

This article uses a nonparametric test based on the arc‐sine law (see, e.g., Feller, 1965 ), which involves comparing the theoretical distribution implied by an intraday random walk with the empirical frequency distribution of the daily high/low times, in order to address the question of whether the abandonment of pit trading has been associated with greater market efficiency. If market inefficiencies result from flaws in the market microstructure of pit trading, they ought to have been eliminated by the introduction of screen trading. If, on the other hand, the inefficiencies are a reflection of investor psychology, they are likely to have survived, unaffected by the changeover. We focus here on four cases. Both the FTSE‐100 and CAC‐40 index futures contracts were originally traded by open outcry and have moved over to electronic trading in recent years, so that we are able to compare pricing behavior before and after the changeover. The equivalent contracts in Germany and Korea, on the other hand, have been traded electronically ever since their inception. Our results overwhelmingly reject the random‐walk hypothesis both for open‐outcry and electronic‐trading data sets, suggesting there has been no increase in efficiency as a result of the introduction of screen trading. One possible explanation consistent with our results would be that the index futures market is characterized by intraday overreaction. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 24:337–357, 2004     

谈以人为本的薪酬管理

今天的企业能否在激烈的竞争中站稳脚跟 ,关键在于是否能够留住人才 ,而能否留住人才的关键又取决于企业建立一种什么样的薪酬制度。以人为本的薪酬管理是指把以人为本的思想贯穿到企业的薪酬管理当中 ,从而真正发挥激励人才的作用。建立以人为本的薪酬制度 ,要在真正了解员工需求的基础上 ,充分挖掘企业的薪酬资源 ,并结合企业的实际大胆创新     

整合创新 提升竞争力

物美集团在发展中注重与国有企业合作，在实践中摸索出”既让国有资产保值增值，又妥善安置国企员工”的国有资产系统整合管理办法，其经验对竞争领域的国有资产的转化、重组具有较好的借鉴作用。     

旅游欺诈的产生原因及治理思路

运用信息经济学的柠檬市场理论和博弈论分析了中国旅游市场的特点，指出旅游市场的信息不对称性给旅游欺诈创造可乘之机，而大量存在的一次博弈机会则增强了博弈参与者的机会主义动机。在理论分析的基础上尝试提出治理旅游欺诈的市场和组织思路。     

网络教学平台的学生成绩分析管理模块实现方法初探

该文从笔者参与开发的网络教学平台的总体功能出发,介绍了利用JSP/Servlet技术,开发基于Web的网络教学平台的成绩分析管理模块的数据处理方法和实现框架,对网络教学的测量与评价方法作初步的探讨。     

中铁行包公司基本生产设备配置的研究

在社会对小宗货物及高附加值小宗货物的快速运输需求日益增长的背景下,中铁行包公司作为铁路部门小宗货物快捷运输的主要负责系统,其运营好坏直接影响铁路在快运市场上的占有率,而基本生产设备的配置问题又直接关系到中铁行包公司能否满足日益增长的行包需求.本文提出设备配置理论,对设备的规划、配置、更新有着重要的意义.     

项目价值链管理在建筑企业中的应用

从中国建筑业市场竞争激烈的形势出发,讨论了建筑企业所面临挑战的原因,并试图将项目价值链管理思想应用于建筑企业的运营分析中。然后讨论了项目价值链管理的理论基础及在建筑企业运营分析中的应用,并结合了采购分析以使分析更具实践性。最后指出了现时中国建筑企业应用项目价值链的难点所在。